It easier than you’d think to have a nap on High Street in Glastonbury. Young, dreadlocked people do it quite a lot. Older dreadlocked or pony tailed … [Read more...] about Hanging out amongst the spirits at Glastonbury’s George and Pilgrim Hotel
Real ghost stories and the locations that inspired them
A Visit to Gog and Magog in the Glastonbury Zodiac, and A Spell For The Protection From Anger
I took off from the George and Pilgrim Hotel about ten in the morning. I was really kind of excited to be getting out of there. It’s moody … [Read more...] about A Visit to Gog and Magog in the Glastonbury Zodiac, and A Spell For The Protection From Anger
Searching for the sacred at Glastonbury’s Chalice Well, the pilgrim and the grail quest meet in a place of legend
Bubbling up from the base of Glastonbury Tor are two springs which arguably give Glastonbury much of its renown. The sacred, the myths and legends of … [Read more...] about Searching for the sacred at Glastonbury’s Chalice Well, the pilgrim and the grail quest meet in a place of legend
A Baptism at the White Spring of Glastonbury
IT HAD ALREADY BEEN A LONG DAY. A long walk through the Glastonbury countryside had taken me to the ancient oaks known as Gog and Magog. I was in … [Read more...] about A Baptism at the White Spring of Glastonbury
Deconstructing Glastonbury and the Author Finds Himself In A Pagan Ritual on The Tor
I WALKED THE FEW STEPS back to my room at Berachah Guest House from the White Spring. Glastonbury had worn me down, though after god knows how many … [Read more...] about Deconstructing Glastonbury and the Author Finds Himself In A Pagan Ritual on The Tor
Is it really the House of the Seven Gables? Perhaps, perhaps not. Either way the Turner-Ingersoll mansion in Salem breathes New England history
"Halfway down a by-street of one of our New England towns stands a rusty wooden house, with seven acutely peaked gables, facing towards various points … [Read more...] about Is it really the House of the Seven Gables? Perhaps, perhaps not. Either way the Turner-Ingersoll mansion in Salem breathes New England history
A historic home in Salem finds its way into Lovecraft’s fiction
The Crowninshield Bentley House c.1727-30. Click here to view larger and more images from Salem, Massachusetts. Part of the Peabody Essex … [Read more...] about A historic home in Salem finds its way into Lovecraft’s fiction
If it’s January it must be time to visit Avebury … so why am I still here in the midwest?
Southern Entrance Stones to the Great Circle at Avebury It’s January, and I should be in Britain. I holed up in Avebury village the past two … [Read more...] about If it’s January it must be time to visit Avebury … so why am I still here in the midwest?
Megalithic mysteries and my appointment with destiny at Avebury circle and henge
Moonrise over West Kennet Avenue, Avebury + + + It’s 1972 and I’m eleven years old, hanging out in the Carmi Public Library, which is about the only … [Read more...] about Megalithic mysteries and my appointment with destiny at Avebury circle and henge
Confronting the ghosts of my soul and of the dead in Avebury henge, and Churchyard Cottage
The Cove in Avebury World Heritage Site. Click here to view more images from Avebury or to order a print from the Wytchery It’s about 11 p.m., January … [Read more...] about Confronting the ghosts of my soul and of the dead in Avebury henge, and Churchyard Cottage
Experiencing another sunrise at Avebury stone circles and henge
Standing Stone of the Inner Southern Circle at Sunrise A year to the day from this morning, I awoke at sunrise to find Avebury blanketed in snow. I … [Read more...] about Experiencing another sunrise at Avebury stone circles and henge
Clearing the mind along the Ridgeway in Avebury, finding solace in the barrows and a realization at the Sanctuary
Barrows atop of Overton Hill near Avebury. Heading east on High Street from the center of Avebury, you find yourself at the beginning of a dirt … [Read more...] about Clearing the mind along the Ridgeway in Avebury, finding solace in the barrows and a realization at the Sanctuary
Lucifer’s neolithic home, Devil’s Den stands vigil near the Avebury circle complex
Devil's Den Dolmen. It is naturally the subject of many legends in the district, and few, we imagine, of the people about would care to find … [Read more...] about Lucifer’s neolithic home, Devil’s Den stands vigil near the Avebury circle complex
Confrontation at the Red Lion in Avebury, and touching the sacred at Silbury and Waden Hills
Along the river Kennet, with Waden Hill on the left. Things got a little hazy after the walk along Overton Hill and amongst the barrows. I finished … [Read more...] about Confrontation at the Red Lion in Avebury, and touching the sacred at Silbury and Waden Hills
A True Ghost Story for Christmas: Abigail of Montauk Point Lighthouse
Montauk Point Lighthouse, c. 1796, Montauk, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York It’s a curious phenomenon that people who live far from the ocean … [Read more...] about A True Ghost Story for Christmas: Abigail of Montauk Point Lighthouse
Roaming the night in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on the trail of Black Annie and a haunting ghost story from my childhood
MT. VERNON, INDIANA IS A RIVER TOWN. Set on the Ohio river near the place where it is fed by the Big Wabash River, its past and present depends … [Read more...] about Roaming the night in Mt. Vernon, Indiana on the trail of Black Annie and a haunting ghost story from my childhood
